Kawhi Leonard was always going to sign with the Clippers as long as they could trade for another superstar to join him
I think it was always going to be Clippers as long as he [Kawhi Leonard] had a guy. And if not, there were stories about the story that came out that Kawhi personally called Kevin Durant before free agency and tried to pitch him.
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